The prime suspect in the Number Two Canje teenager’s murder was on Tuesday remanded when he appeared before a Berbice Magistrate, where he was arraigned for the capital offence.
The accused, 25-year-old Ryan Singh, was not required to plea to the indictable charge when it was read to him at the Sisters Magistrate’s Court, on the East Bank of Berbice by Magistrate Alex Moore.
Remanded: 25-year-old murder accused, Ryan Singh
It is alleged that on July 29, 2017, at Number Two Village, East Canje, Berbice, he murdered 16-year-old Parbattie Lakhpal, also called “Rosanna”.
The defendant, who was not represented, will have to return to court on September 26, when the prosecution is expected to report on the progress of the file. The case has been transferred to the New Amsterdam Magistrate’s Court.
The teenager’s lifeless body was discovered by a visitor to the home at Lot 369 North Number Two Village, Canje, lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
An autopsy performed on the body gave the teen’s cause of death as shock and hemorrhage as a result of a stab wound to the neck.
Dead: Parbattie Lakhpal, also called ‘Rosanna’
The duo reportedly met over Facebook and the murder accused subsequently moved in with Lakhpal who was 15 years old at the time.
Neighbours reportedly complained to Lakhpal’s mother that Singh was abusing her daughter every time they were alone.
It had been reported that Singh and the now dead girl had frequent fights and three days before her demise, the girl’s mother demanded that he leave the home. Singh was unemployed and was not required to pay a rent. Guyana Times understands that the 25-year-old Singh was “put out of the home” because he reportedly had not been making attempts to find a job.
Singh was arrested by Police authorities in Nickerie, Suriname last week and subsequently handed over to local law enforcement authorities in Guyana.
Meanwhile, outside of the court, Singh told reporters that he did not commit the act and that the dead girl’s mother should go and look for the real killer.
Asked why he fled to Suriname, Singh said he was working there.
As he was being taken away, he told the mother of the dead teen, “Love you, Mums”.
